Book Promotions and First Impressions

It’s probably a little early to start thinking of launch parties and book swag, considering my next book’s not due to come out until 2013, b...

Gina Review: MIDNIGHT OIL

Gina is guest posting today with a review of the book I featured on Monday, MIDNIGHT OIL by Marva Dasef. (Gina received this book for review...

Where Do You Brainstorm?

Before moving on to today's post, I just want to share that Susan Swiderski posted a lovely review for WE HEAR THE DEAD on Monday and gr...

MIDNIGHT OIL and an Interview with Marva Dasef

I’m interviewing Marva Dasef today, whose MG fantasy, MIDNIGHT OIL, launches this month through Muse It Up Publishing. Marva, you write in a...

Gone Skiing

No, really. I am. See you next week!

Kitchen Destruction

Last year I posted a story about the DIY Vandals who originally owned our house. These people bought the place half-completed and finished t...

The Practice Room

I’m putting in a plug for The Practice Room today – which is a group writing session set up by Tina Laurel Lee.  If you haven’t heard of The...

Launch of CRACKED and More ...

A week ago, I attended the launch party for K.M. Walton's debut novel, CRACKED at the Chester County Book Company.  It was so fabulousl...

My First Draft is a Mess

Yes, it is. But I accept that. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past couple years of writing, it’s that my first draft is usually a ...

Resolutions and Revelations

Last year, I joined a number of writers in Resolution 2011 – Write Every Day or Pay .  For every day I didn’t write in the year of 2011, I w...

First Impressions: UNTITLED YA (but it's got a Mothman!)

The final First Impressions post for the month of January comes with this lovely picture. Yikes! I swear I screeched when I opened the file!...

Look Here!

No, not here. Look here -- at Matt MacNish's blog post about A Friend in Need. A blogger friend a lot of you know -- Candace Ganger, oth...

First Impressions: VOICES

Our second First Impressions post of January comes to us from Cindy Schrauben, and it’s a MG novel entitled VOICES. Callie could hear mumble...

First Impressions: CRYSTAL'S MAGIC

Happy 2012, everyone!  Today I’m bringing you a lot of firsts – the first First Impression of the new year and the first page of our first r...